The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1887-01-01
Gives Up The Ghost with One Hand on
the Bible and the Other On the Demo.
cratic Platform.

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prominent citizen 10 IL reporter, Il know
of a case coming under that head that
strikes ME as being the most retnark-
able On record. which occuriedin Poin
sett county in 1855. and was related
BIZ Gen. L. T.. Hindman, who was can
wasting that part OF State ut the same
time in the interest of his candidacy
Tor Congress. While in Poirsett county
he stopped ut IA double log cabin one
Sunday morning. where he Was well
coined by an old gray-haired man who
was surrounded by his wife AID ii dozen
or more children aud great Grandchii-
dren of different sizes and ages, who
were accompanied by their parents.
The general called at the house for
dinner, and seeing such q large crowd
assembled inquired the cause of the
family reunion. One OF the women le-
piled by saying:
"Oad's got it into his head that he's
goin' 10 die at ii o'clock. and it now
lacks nigh onto all hour Of the time.
He called US all over here to see him
go off. He's over 60 years old, aud
'twon't surprise any of US if what he
says don't come true. He's lived in
these parts over so years. and there
ain't nobody round here as can say he
ever told a lie,
"'About 1880 O'clock said Gen.
Hindnan, the old man ordered n CT
his son. t. wheel an Anticipated lounge
in the hallway OF the house, and with
out any difficulty he stretched himself
upon it. He appeared to be in peri, ct
health, and although the eyes of most
of the women assembled were read
from CRYING, there was no visible u
for it. but the nearer the hour of IL
o'clock approached The louder and more
general became the weeping
"sMy dear friends said Hindman.
in a sympathizing tone of voice, 1 don't
think there is any occasion for all this
sorrow. think you all are borrowing
trouble for yourselves. Just wait until
IL O'Clock comes and l am sure THAT
you will find out that
"'Look hyar, stranger exclaimed
one of the sons, that old man thar
never told a lie in his lite and we don't
want you to dispute his word. nuther,
or you'll answer for it,
The general concluded that he would
say nothing and watch the proceedings
fully confident that in a few minutes
the grief of the family would be turned
into joy. In a few minutes the old man
raised himself in a half sitting position
and said
",Maria, fetch the old bible in the
front room that's got all your names
in it and put it on this chair, and John,
reach upon that top shelf in the cup
board and bring me that copy of the
Gazette there.
'sThese requests were complied with.
and then the old man turned to Maria'
and, addressing her, said: Turn
to the New Testament and read me
Christ's sermon ON the Mount
"This was done, and then the aged
man with a great deal of earnest feeling
spoke to John and said: John, open
that paper and read me the Democratic
platform adopted at the national con-
vention two years ago.
"John did as he was directed and
when he had concluded reading the
platform laid the paper on a chair.
The old man then placed one hand
on the Bible and the other on the copy
of the Gazette. and. looking in the face
Of each member Of the family success
sively, exclaimed: .
eMy children thar's the truth
'He then lay down upon the lounge
and without utterirg another word
breathed his last as the clock in an ad-
joining room was striking the hour Of
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